Union Square Ventures (USV), a New York-based venture capital firm, has enjoyed significant success with its portfolio companies. Over the last decade, USV has seen 24 of its portfolio companies exit for a total value of $21.6 billion. The firm’s most successful exit was Twitter, which went public in 2013 and was valued at $14.2 billion at the time of its IPO. USV’s second-largest exit was Zynga, a social game developer that went public in 2011, valued at $7 billion.
USV also had a successful exit with Tumblr, a microblogging platform that was acquired by Yahoo for $1.1 billion in 2013. Other notable exits include Lending Club, a peer-to-peer lending platform that went public in 2014, and Indeed, a job search engine that was acquired by Recruit Holdings for an undisclosed amount in 2012.
USV’s success is not just limited to its exits. The firm has also invested in several companies that have grown to be worth billions. These include Etsy, an online marketplace for handmade and vintage items, and Coinbase, a digital currency exchange. Despite its successes, USV remains focused on early-stage investments, with the majority of its portfolio companies being seed or Series A stage at the time of investment.
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